Chasing the high [[electronic resource] ] : a firsthand account of one young persons experience with substance abuse / / by Kyle Keegan, with Howard B. Moss

• Autore: Keegan Kyle <1975->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.86092; B
• Soggetto topico: Substance abuse - United States; Recovering addicts - United States
• Altri autori: MossHoward
• Note generali: "The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Preface; One: Crash and Rescue; Two: The Early Days of Using; Three: The Noose Tightens; Four: Trying to Get Help; Five: Recovery; Six: Looking Back, Looking Ahead; Frequently Asked Questions; Glossary; Resources; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Foreword. Preface. 1. Crash and Rescue. Above the city, steeped in misery. Back from the edge. Substance abuse and addiction defined. Addiction is a disease. A hellish journey. 2. The Early Days of Using. My not-so-shady past. A forbidden sip. One puff leads to another. My uncertain future. Heroin. A rite of passage versus the slippery slope to addiction. The ride down that slope. Who becomes addicted, who does not, and why?. 3. The Noose Tightens. A moment of truth, and then denial. First shot
• Titolo autorizzato: Chasing the high
• ISBN: 0-19-773487-1; 0-19-029547-3; 1-281-37472-5; 9786611374723; 0-19-804295-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781816303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative.